Reddit reviews Iron Kingdom: The Rise And Downfall Of Prussia 1600 To 1947

I just bought a new book on a whim in town today! It is a history book abut the silk road abd I can''t wait to read it. However, I already have another history of central eurasia, a history of the Roman empire, a book on manuscripts, a history of the 30 years war, a history of prussia, a history of the crusades (the logistics side of things), and a bunch of manga that I want to read! Too many books and too little time!

The Iron Kingdom by Christopher Clarke is a great book if you are interested in Brandenburg/Prussia/Germany and Berlin.

Postwar by Tony Judt is a good book for the later periods, however since both are thick I recommend to start with the first if you only got 4 weeks to read.

If you write a bit more about what specifics interest you I could motivate a friend of mine to join you.

I'd recommend the Christopher Clark book 'Iron Kingdom' a history of Prussia from the 1600's to WW2 where he makes a pretty strong case that the whole 'Prussians=proto-nazi's' argument is a lazy generalization, showing for example how Prussia state ideology was the antithesis of National Socialism, and how anti-semitism was much stronger in Bavaria and Austria (where more High ranking Nazi's were found) Its just a good read for German history in general, specially on how such a tiny shitty region (the Brandenberg mark) was able to survive and become a major power.